Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 566 Fish

Taiyuan is under great pressure.

To the north, Tuoba Shiyi was strong and powerful, to the west Fuya was aggressive, and to the southwest Fufei stood still.

Fu Ya was a talented man, both Fu Fei and Deng Qiang were enemies of thousands of people, and the elites of Di Qin gathered around Taiyuan. Wang Meng had to be cautious and ordered scouts to go two hundred miles away to find out all the movements of the Qin army.

"Since Deng Qiang sent troops to promote agriculture, Puban will inevitably be empty. Why doesn't the governor lead troops to attack the areas where he must save them?" Fang Kuang said, cupping his hands.

"If Deng Qiang's attack on Hongnong was in vain, what if Pu Ban secretly set up a trap?" Wang Meng asked, staring at Fang Kuang.

This is too obvious. Puban is such an important place, and Deng and Qiang's army is all out, which is unreasonable.

Su Quan said: "Whether it is a trap or not, we will know if I will lead three thousand cavalry to try it out."

"There must be an ambush in Puban, so there's no need to go. The one I'm worried about is Anyi. Deng Qiang's troops have been wandering around Anyi. They are pretending to attack Hongnong today to attract General Wei's rescue." Wang Meng turned his eyes to the map. Direction of Shang Anyi.

Deng Qiang sent troops from Puban, captured Hebei and Dayang, and controlled all the Yellow River ferries.

As if to prove what he said, the scout hurriedly reported, "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, General Wei Shan has sent General Qin to lead [-] infantry to support Hongnong."

"Qin Biao is in danger!" Fang Kuang sighed quietly.

Su Quan didn't believe it, "General Qin is a fierce general of our army. He has been in battle for many years. He may not be able to defeat Deng Qiang."

However, he himself didn't believe this. When they besieged Puban last year, Deng Qiang and Fu Fei led thousands of elites to dare to attack the Liang army's camp, killing two to three thousand people, and still escaped unharmed.

This is Wang Meng's rare failure since his debut.

Since the beginning of this year, things have not been peaceful with Pu Ban. The two sides are testing each other, you come and I go, the big battle has not started, and the small battle has not ended.

Deng Qiang dealt with everything well.

"Captain..." The two of them looked at Wang Meng in unison.

A small defeat on any local battlefield will cause a complete collapse of the Western Front.

If Deng Qiang defeated Wei Shan and opened up the situation in Hedong, then the entire battlefield would tilt towards Di Qin.

First, Deng Qiang could march straight in from Hedong to attack Hanoi and Luoyang, threatening Liang's capital.

Secondly, Deng Qiang can go south to support Fu Jian and open up a situation in Nanyang.

The main force of the Liang State was contained in the Yan State, and the hinterland of the Central Plains was empty of troops. The town army could deal with the rogue bandits and Jiangdong, but it was difficult to resist Deng Qiang.

The fact that the troops in Hedong and Hongnong Town were suppressed and beaten by Deng Qiang can illustrate the problem.

The real elites are those who come out of the battlefield. The Central Plains has been at peace for many years, and the combat effectiveness of the army has continued to deteriorate.

Since the Fu family entered Guanzhong, they have basically been engaged in war every year. Since Fu Jian came to the throne, he has been even more aggressive.

For a long time, Wang Meng looked away from the map and chuckled: "Fu Jian is a truly outstanding person. He actually reached out to Buddhism to ask for money and food to support this war. If not, Di Qin would have died long ago."

Fang Kuang said: "Not only does Di Qin have the support of Buddhism, but the Yi and Hu nobles are also dead-set."

Buddhism provided money and food, and the powerful chiefs sent troops to support Di Qin.

Although there are endless troubles in the future, it is enough to deal with the present.

"Don't worry about the battle of Anyi. I have sent a surprise force. Deng Qiang wants to seduce General Wei Shan, but he doesn't know who is the bait and who is the fish!" Wang Meng looked relaxed.

"Surprise troops?" Su Quan didn't remember that there were troops coming out of Jinyang in the past few days to support the battlefield in Hedong in the south.

Taiyuan has been targeted by Di Qin, and there are scouts and barbarians everywhere. The Yi tribe in the territory is naturally the work of Di Qin. When there is any trouble in Jinyang, Fu Ya, Fu Fei, and Deng Qiang will know about it.

The other generals in the hall also looked puzzled.

If it weren't for Wang Meng's former prestige, someone would have questioned him face to face.Everyone knows the importance of this battle. The loss of the Hetao will have little impact, but if something happens to Hedong or Taiyuan, even Wang Meng, who has the emperor's favor, will not be able to escape the blame.

"With the words of the Commander-in-Chief, this battle will be worry-free!" Fang Kuang had unconditional trust in Wang Meng.

Su Quan was about to get to the bottom of it, but Wang Meng's face suddenly turned serious, "Those who went into battle privately and spread rumors without getting orders from the governor of the capital, don't blame the ruthless military law!"

Wang Meng has always been strict in his military management, otherwise he would not be able to control these arrogant and powerful generals.

The military law he talked about ranged from dismissal and exile to severe cases including beheading and reducing the whole family to slavery.

"Accept the order!" Everyone trembled in their hearts and handed over their hands one after another, not daring to have any more objections...

Hedong, Dayang, Maojin Ferry.

This place, together with Fenglingdu and Dayu Ferry, is known as the three ancient crossings of the Yellow River. It is the thoroughfare between Shanxi and Henan. It is the hub of business travel and the channel for transporting salt from the three Jin Dynasties. It has always been the Pingfan of the three Jin Dynasties.

When Jin Xianggong left Yu to destroy Guo, he crossed the river from Maojin.

When Duke Mu of Qin attacked Zheng, Jin sent out a surprise army to wait for work, and defeated the Qin army at Xiaoshan. From then on, Qin's vitality was seriously damaged, so it also crossed the river from Maojin.

"General, Anyi Liang Jun... has been dispatched and is heading for Maojin Ferry..." Two scouts came from the north. One of them had six or seven feather arrows stuck in his body, and the other one had no arm and was wrapped in The linen was also dyed bright red.

After saying this, one of them fell down from his horse, bleeding all over the floor, and it was obvious that he was hopeless.

In this battle, the scouts suffered the greatest casualties.

The reputation of the Liang Kingdom's scout battalion is not inferior to that of the Black Cloud Army. Every time the Qin Army sends out ten scouts, only two or three people return.

But this loss had to be endured. Without scouts, there would be no eyes and ears.

"Yes." Deng Qiang nodded slightly, stepped forward, and helped the injured person on the ground. The latter had a look of pain on his face, his whole body was shaking, and he was moaning softly. In the midsummer weather of June, the wound had already suppurated, and he was making bursts of sounds. The stench was so bad that even the soldiers around him pinched their noses.

With a muffled groan, Deng Qiang pinched the wounded soldier's neck with his own hands and said, "Bury him generously and give him triple compensation from his family."

"Wei!" The guards were already familiar with the strange situation and carried the body away.

"Did King Meng of Jinyang ever send troops?" Deng Qiang seemed to have done a trivial thing, and his expression was not disturbed at all.

In troubled times, there are killings all over the place. Since there is no way to save them, it is better to give them a happy life.

"Still standing still! Not a single soldier has entered the east of the river!" said the deputy general.

Without Wang Meng, Fu Fei, who secretly sneaked into Pu Ban, wasted his efforts.

"Then what are you waiting for? We can break Anyi, seize Anyi, march straight in, and sweep across Guandong!" Peng Chao, another deputy general, was so excited that he seemed to be able to break through Yecheng and destroy Liang in the blink of an eye.

This person was born in Lu Shuihu, and he has the arrogance of Qiang Hu. He has been cut off from the Central Plains for a long time, and it is inevitable to sit in a well and watch the sky.

Deng Qiang did not answer, but looked at him coldly.

"General...general?" Peng Chao had no idea that he had violated Deng Qiang's taboo.

"Drag it down, it weighs thirty sticks!" Deng Qiang said coldly.

"General!" Peng Chao was very dissatisfied and did not feel that he had done anything wrong. However, as soon as he touched Deng Qiang's calm and intimidating eyes, his arrogance suddenly went away. He was still dragged down by his guards and beaten with crackling sounds. He stood up without saying a word, but he was also a tough guy.

After the thirty sticks were beaten firmly, all the generals looked fearful, and Deng Qiang said in a deep voice: "Send the order, the whole army is mobilized. If a Liang Jun is gone, I will ask you!"

The guards hurriedly mounted their horses and galloped away.

In the reed marshes around Maojin, the armor clanged...

(End of this chapter)